EffectHub

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://effecthub.net/api/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://effecthub.net/api/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catalog": {
      "url": "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

4 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• search_toolsSearch the EffectHub catalog of AI tools by product name, job to be done ("transcribe interviews") or category ("video editing"). Optionally narrow by task slug, category slug or pricing model. Returns published, live to
• get_toolEverything public on one EffectHub tool card: what it does, category, pricing model and entry price, Effect score, Trust score, platforms, whether it is still alive and when that was last checked, and the card URL. Takes
• list_alternativesTools that do the same job as the given one. Alternatives our research named for this tool come first (basis "researched"), then live tools from the same category (basis "category"). Discontinued tools are left out.
• compare_toolsTwo EffectHub tool cards side by side — pricing, scores, platforms, API, liveness — plus the differences in plain sentences. When EffectHub has a researched head-to-head page for the pair, comparison_url links to it.

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